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Lenovo, Amazon take licences to HEVC pool by Access Advance
Lenovo, Amazon take licences to HEVC pool by Access Advance

Dell is another new licensee while on the patent holder side, BlackBerry has joined HEVC Advance. Does it show HEVC is spreading and the pool landscape has consolidated?

$210 million jury verdict against Tata Consultancy Services highlights the potential pitfalls in hiring staff from competitors
$210 million jury verdict against Tata Consultancy Services highlights the potential pitfalls in hiring staff from competitors

CSC’s success in a Texas court provides takeaways on trade secrets policies and litigation strategy

Software, electronics and semiconductors most transacted assets in Q3 2023
Software, electronics and semiconductors most transacted assets in Q3 2023

The latest AST Patent Deals Report shows assets being transacted by the likes of Huawei and Intel on the sell side, and Philips and Softbank on the buy side

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India: Much-Needed Clarity on Software Patentability Boosts Protection and Enforcement in India

Featured in The Patent Litigation Review 2024

With India emerging as the fifth largest economy in the world, courts have sought to address the need for change in the way that software patents are examined. Given the speed at which the global digital landscape is evolving, it is imperative that India can keep up.

25 August 2023

Australia: Three Superior Court Decisions Look Set to Have Serious Patent Implications

Featured in The Patent Litigation Review 2024

The last year may well prove to be a pivotal one for Australian IP litigation, with cases that touch upon subjects as diverse as eligibility requirements for computer-implemented inventions, damages for higher prices paid to a pharmaceutical company during a preliminary injunction and whether AI platforms are entitled to apply for patents.

25 August 2023

South Korea: Recent Legislative Reforms and Judicial Efforts Expected to Improve Patent Enforcement Environment

Featured in The Patent Litigation Review 2024

The Korean government is committed to making the country global hub for litigation, with an increased focus on the courts and two critical legislative reforms on discovery and increased damages.

25 August 2023

Meet Meta’s patents team, in which diversity strengthens strategy, acquisitions and licensing

Through a series of exclusive interviews with IAM, Meta’s patents, licensing and open-source leaders take us inside their patent strategy

23 August 2023

$250 million Alcoa litigation failure a reminder of pitfalls facing trade secret owners

This is the latest of three recent setbacks that provide a warning to would-be trade secrets plaintiffs

15 August 2023

nChain's $570 million investment reflects value of its IP, CSO says

Owen Vaughan speaks to IAM about the blockchain company’s push to commercialise its intellectual assets through licensing and collaboration

08 August 2023

Panasonic files wave of UPC lawsuits against Oppo and Xiaomi

The Japanese corporation has launched seven infringement suits at the new court

03 August 2023

As Google vows to challenge $338.8 million patent verdict, here's its appellate track record

When Google has been an appellant at the Federal Circuit, it has scored victories 29% of the time, according to Q4 2017 to YTD statistics from Docket Navigator

31 July 2023

Samsung, LG, Bose among targets of new US patent assertions by familiar figure

OnePlus and Pioneer were also sued by the Canadian IP monetiser behind 2022’s most prolific NPE, now asserting a new portfolio under a new name

26 July 2023

Huawei’s US patent litigation sheds light on its licensing approach

The Chinese telecoms giant is actively licensing its SEP portfolios in the US but will not rush to court, as shown by its scant assertion record, shows Docket Navigator

24 July 2023

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